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i think it will end up being something between speaker john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid. they will have to find something they can pass through the senate and send it to john boehner and john boehner will be able to sell that saying, these guys past it. we have to do this. until there is a deal, this is going to be a blame game of who is at fault for not finding an agreement. the house republicans cannot be stuck with it, which is what i think the statement was indicative of a. host: thank you very much for being with us here on "washington journal." let's take a look at some of your comments. first on the facebook page. let's get to your calls and comments with the fiscal cliff and sequestration. the deadline looming one week and a half away. what happens next? we will go to larry from mississippi. caller: good morning. the republicans are for big business and the rich. the president and the democrats are for the middle class. oil and water do not mix. we know where the republicans stand. when all of the -- when oil and water does not mix, you have to scrape the oil off
i think it will end up being something between speaker john boehner, mitch mcconnell, and harry reid. they will have to find something they can pass through the senate and send it to john boehner and john boehner will be able to sell that saying, these guys past it. we have to do this. until there is a deal, this is going to be a blame game of who is at fault for not finding an agreement. the house republicans cannot be stuck with it, which is what i think the statement was indicative of a....
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i do not see that from it mcconnell or harry reid. possibly from john boehner but he does not have an lot of support from his party members. we did not see that from nancy pelosi in the first four years. we need leaders who can work across the board who can voice for the party'ies. host: what do you think negotiations are going to be like this time around between president obama and speaker john boehner and from the democratic majority in the senate? guest: i think what herman pointed out is an actor reflection of the way most people see the four corners of leadership in congress which is that john boehner has been historically and by reputation the one who has been positioned as personally most willing to negotiate but representing a caucus that has been the most recalcitrant across the aisle negotiations. president obama has last year's version of the fiscal cliff fresh in his mind bending the concern from the white house about john boehner is whether he can really deliver. now whether he is a decent guy to work with, but whether he
i do not see that from it mcconnell or harry reid. possibly from john boehner but he does not have an lot of support from his party members. we did not see that from nancy pelosi in the first four years. we need leaders who can work across the board who can voice for the party'ies. host: what do you think negotiations are going to be like this time around between president obama and speaker john boehner and from the democratic majority in the senate? guest: i think what herman pointed out is an...
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mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they have done has been to hurt not just the middle class, the poor. people on social security. everything the talk about is hurting other people. is it those that have the most that want to keep the most and make the ones that have the least pay for all the most the want to have? we have to wake up and get out and vote. this is not -- if we had got out and vote in 2010, this will not be happening. host: a couple more items from a facebook this morning. back to the telephones. david in fairfax station, virginia is on the line for re
mitch mcconnell, all of them. you know, would you say your interest is to not let him be president for a second term, that means you have to go against everything so he would not be significant, like you are trying to tear him down. you are tearing everybody down. this is my thought. how is it that we the american people allow our senators and representatives to go against our better good? nothing they have done has been for the american people. it is not so hard to see that everything they...
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mitch mcconnell in the papers this morning reportedly saying there are no formal talks haven't. those talks continue behind-the- scenes. the washington post this morning reports in a news conference last month obama suggested he might let the top rate rise to levels somewhat lower than a 39.6%. that's the washington post this morning. below that, governors say the fiscal cliff would hurt their states' economies. several governors met at the white house yesterday and with political leaders to say something needs to be done or their economies and on the state level will be heard. -- be hurt. let's go to walter in new jersey, independent caller. good morning. caller: good morning. i don't know what's wrong with these people, because they have to come to some kind of agreement. the gop has to give ground, taxes wouldybody's go up just to save 2%. it just does not cut it. it is a bad move politically and bad for the country. host: polloi in johnsonville, virginia. -- floyd. caller: i was thinking about the fiscal cliff. i don't think that's the problem at. the problem is when we fell
mitch mcconnell in the papers this morning reportedly saying there are no formal talks haven't. those talks continue behind-the- scenes. the washington post this morning reports in a news conference last month obama suggested he might let the top rate rise to levels somewhat lower than a 39.6%. that's the washington post this morning. below that, governors say the fiscal cliff would hurt their states' economies. several governors met at the white house yesterday and with political leaders to...
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senate -- you are trying to find ways to work together, and now with the underlying strategy by mitch mcconnell to not have our fingerprints on anything significant because president obama might get credit for it, but where you have a lot of other members that want to solve problems and a beard off a dangerously with the filiform -- deere off a dangerously with the filibuster. host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying more in taxes, but i want to say the bush tax cuts, it was the first time in american history we had two wars going on and we had tax cuts. the republicans can talk and talk, but there is absolutely 0% that you can balance a budget and cut taxes, and history has shown that. for republicans have kept saying they want to cut taxes, but someone has to pay for these wars. it is $9 billion a month on afghanistan. it was billions and billions on the iraq war. i would just like -- i do not think the press does a good job of suppressing the republicans and saying "how are we specifically going to fight these two
senate -- you are trying to find ways to work together, and now with the underlying strategy by mitch mcconnell to not have our fingerprints on anything significant because president obama might get credit for it, but where you have a lot of other members that want to solve problems and a beard off a dangerously with the filiform -- deere off a dangerously with the filibuster. host: washington, d.c., john. democrat line. caller: i make about $30,000 a year, and i do not have any problem paying...
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host: in this weekend's edition of the wall street journal, mitch mcconnell is interviewed. the headline is, we have a mandate not to raise taxes. they quote the republican senator as saying, i am not willing to raise taxes to turn out to be sequestered. -- to turn off the sequestered. - sequester. -- sequester. are you in agreement with senator mcconnell that this is not a mandate to raise taxes and if they cannot come to some kind of compromise, they should go ahead with the sequestered? guest: i have said before that i do not think raising taxes is the answer. we need to talk about cutting spending. i do not know what the answer is. on the sequester, i heard someone say this morning on cnn or fox that without a cut in spending, our gdp would be 1.3%. our economy is anemic right now. we need to do things that are necessary to get rid of these burdensome regulations and put some lower taxes -- let corporations close the tax loopholes and generate revenue that way. we need policies in place. businesses do not operate on twelvemonth plants. they operate on three, five, 10 you
host: in this weekend's edition of the wall street journal, mitch mcconnell is interviewed. the headline is, we have a mandate not to raise taxes. they quote the republican senator as saying, i am not willing to raise taxes to turn out to be sequestered. -- to turn off the sequestered. - sequester. -- sequester. are you in agreement with senator mcconnell that this is not a mandate to raise taxes and if they cannot come to some kind of compromise, they should go ahead with the sequestered?...
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and you had mitch mcconnell here yesterday. those two things kind of dove tail a little bit. the power in washington have a very large majority are now saying they're going to net somewhere between four to eight. i think they said six to eight. some people say four to eight. so they're not only predicting that they're going to hold their majority, they're saying they're going to expand it. >> now, they need to lose 25, roughly? 23, 24, 25? >> democrats say 25. but behind the scenes republicans say and deprats acknowledge it's more like 40 -- democrats acknowledge it's more like 40 buzz redistricting has changed a lot of it. some democrats are going to lose, so it's actually a little bit larger of a number. >> what's the majority roughly now? >> they have 89 new folks, i think it's in the 60's, if i'm not mistaken. >> so what does that mean to speaker boehner? >> it depends on the composition of the house. i think john boehner would be well-served to lose, actually he would be well-served to lose and to get rid of some of the people that have been problem children for him. the
and you had mitch mcconnell here yesterday. those two things kind of dove tail a little bit. the power in washington have a very large majority are now saying they're going to net somewhere between four to eight. i think they said six to eight. some people say four to eight. so they're not only predicting that they're going to hold their majority, they're saying they're going to expand it. >> now, they need to lose 25, roughly? 23, 24, 25? >> democrats say 25. but behind the scenes...
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point.nd one othoer poier here's more from mcconnell. [video clip] >> we took that vote back on july 25. it did not originate in the house. it has no chance of becoming law. that is what i said back on july 25. we allow that vote and i said we knew it did not pass constitutional muster and that democrats would proceed to a revenue bill that originated in the house as the constitution requires if they were serious and as i called on them to do last week. the so-called senate bill is no more than a glorified sense of the senate revolution. let's put that talking point aside. host: mitch mcconnell -- or is a story from politico.com, "why they will not go over the cliff." "they see an advantage in negotiating with republicans that will feel free not to raise taxes once the rates have gone out. the president is pulling in the mid 50's. there is still time for the dynamic to shift. speed banner will stress the house has passed legislation to avert the entire fiscal cliff. there is an ad we want to point out in "the new york times" and "the was
point.nd one othoer poier here's more from mcconnell. [video clip] >> we took that vote back on july 25. it did not originate in the house. it has no chance of becoming law. that is what i said back on july 25. we allow that vote and i said we knew it did not pass constitutional muster and that democrats would proceed to a revenue bill that originated in the house as the constitution requires if they were serious and as i called on them to do last week. the so-called senate bill is no...
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which was part of the mcconnell decision in 2003. also, the austin vs. michigan chamber of commerce case, the underbelly of corporate contributions. they were trying to right a wrong that they felt the supreme court had left on the books. they asked us to come back and bring these bigger questions. in september we had another argument. january 21, two years ago, we had our decision. which was earth shattering for us. you want to hold on to something in court. little did i know that we would break down the house of cards that is mccain fine gold. host: i want to been to -- i want to read to the audience the direct impact. here are some of the figures from these political action committees that are aimed at electing republicans or helping the president restore our future, which is a pro mitt romney superpac. the president isn't urging supporters to contribute to his superpac, a change of position for the white house. host: the mint -- the supreme court, asking about corporations. guest: first of all, those numbers are fairly small. barack obama in 2008 spe
which was part of the mcconnell decision in 2003. also, the austin vs. michigan chamber of commerce case, the underbelly of corporate contributions. they were trying to right a wrong that they felt the supreme court had left on the books. they asked us to come back and bring these bigger questions. in september we had another argument. january 21, two years ago, we had our decision. which was earth shattering for us. you want to hold on to something in court. little did i know that we would...
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minority leader mitch mcconnell debated this. here's a bit of that debate. >> mr. president, we believe that there should be one aspect of the change that is that it should be a non-debatable motion of proceeding. simple as that. the american people -- only ones who disagree that think this senate is working well are the republican leader and those republicans in congress. >> to the republican lead center >> yes. i hope the majority leader will stay on the floor here. i gather the way he proposes to affect this rule change is to deal with the simple majority. you didn't address that issue. >> but of course. >> well, -- >> that statement is untrue, and i don't accept that. >> mr. president, i believe i have the floor. that's the point. what the majority leader is saying he will break the rules of the senate in order to change the rules of the senate. it had been the case in the past that it took a super majority of 67, which of course meant that most rule changes occurred because two leaders agreed to them and were proposing them jointly. instead, what the majority
minority leader mitch mcconnell debated this. here's a bit of that debate. >> mr. president, we believe that there should be one aspect of the change that is that it should be a non-debatable motion of proceeding. simple as that. the american people -- only ones who disagree that think this senate is working well are the republican leader and those republicans in congress. >> to the republican lead center >> yes. i hope the majority leader will stay on the floor here. i gather...
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and jodie says, mitch mcconnell said he hopes the president will fail. that is all they have, all. -- hope. from d.w. -- the focus should be on the think tanks. the republicans more so than anyone else. think tank speaker the republican party. -- think tank speak for the republican party. you can send us an e-mail at the journal@c-span.org or to in the conversation at twitter.com/c- spanwj. good morning, jake. caller: yes, sir. i would have to say that, as far as mitt romney and rick santorum, it seems like the republicans are trying to turn america from a democracy to a theocracy. they have got so much religion in their politics and it is kind of scary, really. i mean, if you look at the other countries like iran and saudi arabia, anybody that has a fifth grade education knows that the mormon thatis and garbage. -- the mormon religion is garbage. rick santorum, this guy is just nuts, dude. telling people that colleges are indoctrinating people. teaching them sacks and knowledge and he wants them indoctrinated with methodology and santa claus. host: appr
and jodie says, mitch mcconnell said he hopes the president will fail. that is all they have, all. -- hope. from d.w. -- the focus should be on the think tanks. the republicans more so than anyone else. think tank speaker the republican party. -- think tank speak for the republican party. you can send us an e-mail at the journal@c-span.org or to in the conversation at twitter.com/c- spanwj. good morning, jake. caller: yes, sir. i would have to say that, as far as mitt romney and rick santorum,...
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john boehner and mitch mcconnell and all of them have given the president a hard time. that's why we voted for these people and they are supposed to do our bidding, because people are hurting. host: let's take it to the state level in a carolina, state legislature, republican governor, republican. what are the big ticket items they will start working on? caller: i don't think the governor knows himself. he claimed that he will bring relief to the state. i don't see how he's going to do it. they are going to cut a lot of social programs that they call wasteful spending. people are going to really see what he's made of. what is your name again? host: what is that? caller: pope was the one along with the koch brothers that got it mccory into office. they are bought and paid for. they don't do the people -- everybody needs to be represented. abr>> we are talking about whether one-party rule would get rid of gridlock on the state level. let the pieces this morning noting that capitals across the country have the most one-party rule on the state level since the 1950's. is tha
john boehner and mitch mcconnell and all of them have given the president a hard time. that's why we voted for these people and they are supposed to do our bidding, because people are hurting. host: let's take it to the state level in a carolina, state legislature, republican governor, republican. what are the big ticket items they will start working on? caller: i don't think the governor knows himself. he claimed that he will bring relief to the state. i don't see how he's going to do it. they...
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mitch mcconnell is the key. he can take the president over into the presidency and a came a great man. we need to make sure we let mr. mcconnell know that history is there. i know he has a lot of issues. everyone bacchant e-mail, text -- everyone can e-mail and text and let mr. mcconnell n know. the tea party is off the rail. this will make this country take off. i hope mr. mcconnell sees this. everyone out there, the game has been played. host: thank you for the call. harry is joining us from pittsburgh. caller: this whole thing is ridiculous. i started paying social security and 14. i have quite a bit of money in there. i have made my own way. record, the past money they are asking for, that is mostly white people making that money. they should call it what it is. that is still whitey's money. i wish i was as smart as it then people. a lot of people have called then and have not worked hard. everybody wants their children to be rich. right now you're evil if you're rich. host: thank you for the call, harry. th
mitch mcconnell is the key. he can take the president over into the presidency and a came a great man. we need to make sure we let mr. mcconnell know that history is there. i know he has a lot of issues. everyone bacchant e-mail, text -- everyone can e-mail and text and let mr. mcconnell n know. the tea party is off the rail. this will make this country take off. i hope mr. mcconnell sees this. everyone out there, the game has been played. host: thank you for the call. harry is joining us from...
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it as part of our spotlight, we speak with ♪ host: mitch mcconnell says the best chance of republicans winning -- a 65% turnout in the recall election next tuesday. president obama will receive george w. bush and former first lady for their portrait. a question for you. it teacher ratings. a story in "usa today" asked if those rankings should be made public. we would like to find out, first of all, if they should be made public, and if you think that will improve the education in schools. here is how you can wait in this morning. if you want to give us a call, the number to call for our democrat line is 202-737-0001. the number to call for our republican line is 202-737-0002. the number to call for our independent line is 202-628- 0205. we have also set aside a line for teachers this morning. 202-628-0184. you can reach out to us on twitter this morning. or you can e-mail us at journal@c-span.org. we will read some of those in a moment. here is the story we're looking at. this is "usa today" this morning. host: should they be posted on the internet or otherwise? indeed think that will
it as part of our spotlight, we speak with ♪ host: mitch mcconnell says the best chance of republicans winning -- a 65% turnout in the recall election next tuesday. president obama will receive george w. bush and former first lady for their portrait. a question for you. it teacher ratings. a story in "usa today" asked if those rankings should be made public. we would like to find out, first of all, if they should be made public, and if you think that will improve the education in...
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mitch mcconnell of its $2 million from the oil industry as a campaign contributions. i see the obama contribution as being an uplifting majority for middle and lower class americans. economically. another point i would like to make for -- as far as that rondos, in 1969 i was drafted and i went to vietnam. in 1969, mitt romney dodged the draft and went to the champagne valley of france to recruit for the ministry of the mormon church. the millions of young men and women of my generation that did fulfill our obligations to the military and the country should remember that. his sons will not serve. host: this is from twitter -- host: from seattle, "the reason is the professional as a nation of political philosophy." host of this comes from john, in lexington, ky. host: the president was speaking in atlanta this week, here are a portion of his remarks. caller -- [video clip] we need to do together those things that we do better together. [applause] so, we made investments in science and technology, investing in products that led to the internet, google. to our government,
mitch mcconnell of its $2 million from the oil industry as a campaign contributions. i see the obama contribution as being an uplifting majority for middle and lower class americans. economically. another point i would like to make for -- as far as that rondos, in 1969 i was drafted and i went to vietnam. in 1969, mitt romney dodged the draft and went to the champagne valley of france to recruit for the ministry of the mormon church. the millions of young men and women of my generation that did...
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it was filibustered by the republican caucus by senator mitch mcconnell from kentucky twice. this bill was shot down, streamlined, tailored specifically to focus on these nonprofit organizations that are the big players in elections right now. we tried to avoid putting a burden on the nra, the sierra club, or longstanding nonprofits but focus on the nonprofits gps or americans for prosperity. that film twice, and it is interesting that it did because the republican party -- that failed twice, and it is interesting that it did because the republican party -- supreme court justice antonin scalia recently did a tv interview in which he said the people deserve to know who is funding these elections. the public disclosure is incredibly popular in the public polls, and people believe it is a basic tenet of a democracy especially with people influencing how you vote. but there is just not the will to get it done in congress, and there will be more attempts to do it going forward, but for right now exposure is not important enough to certain members of the senate and house to get thr
it was filibustered by the republican caucus by senator mitch mcconnell from kentucky twice. this bill was shot down, streamlined, tailored specifically to focus on these nonprofit organizations that are the big players in elections right now. we tried to avoid putting a burden on the nra, the sierra club, or longstanding nonprofits but focus on the nonprofits gps or americans for prosperity. that film twice, and it is interesting that it did because the republican party -- that failed twice,...
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host: the comments of mitch mcconnell. he is not talking about higher taxes but he is talking about revenue. guest: what he said is kind of crazy. we are in the situation we are in because of spending, spending a huge amount on two wars we could not afford. if you look at with the current deficit comes from, it comes largely from the bush tax cuts and also from the short-term impact of a terrible financial crisis, which was caused by the deregulation and the slashing of the rules of financial institutions that the republicans have been in favor for -- favor of in a -- in favor of for a long time. in the long run, we need to bring down health-care costs. you can see that already. people are basically looking to use this fiscal showdown as a chance to cut the programs people rely on. i think about my in-laws. they are living on social security month to month. they have their veterans benefits. the notion that we are going to say that donald trump cannot pay one single cent more in terms of his tax rates, but we will look at
host: the comments of mitch mcconnell. he is not talking about higher taxes but he is talking about revenue. guest: what he said is kind of crazy. we are in the situation we are in because of spending, spending a huge amount on two wars we could not afford. if you look at with the current deficit comes from, it comes largely from the bush tax cuts and also from the short-term impact of a terrible financial crisis, which was caused by the deregulation and the slashing of the rules of financial...
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caller: [unintelligible] mitch mcconnell said that he wanted mr. obama to be a one- term president. [unintelligible] we spend trillions of dollars on war and cannot take care of our own people with health care. host: massachusetts, eddie on our republican line. caller: incivility it:, is ideology -- it is not incivility, it is ideology. all john boehner wants to do is try to balance the budget. the tea party is getting fed up with spending, spending. give him a break. host: florida, stephen is on our independent line. caller: good morning. this is about incivility, it says 81% say that is harming the u.s. future, which i find humorous. every person that calls says incivility they agree says is harming the u.s., but it is the other side's fault, which is the beginning of what the true problem is. i wish people would look at what they're about to say on the show. they are talking about incivility and the same time being the most partisan country. there was a story from the washington post. host: 1 story in the washington post and another in another paper. caller: nobody finds it appea
caller: [unintelligible] mitch mcconnell said that he wanted mr. obama to be a one- term president. [unintelligible] we spend trillions of dollars on war and cannot take care of our own people with health care. host: massachusetts, eddie on our republican line. caller: incivility it:, is ideology -- it is not incivility, it is ideology. all john boehner wants to do is try to balance the budget. the tea party is getting fed up with spending, spending. give him a break. host: florida, stephen is...
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host: read extend the olive branch to john boehner and mitch mcconnell ahead of a lame duck. i look to the challenges that we have had that i reach up to my republican colleagues in the senate and the house. let us come together, we know what the issues are, let us solve them he told an audience and the ballroom at the capitol hill hotel. there will have to hash out a deal by the end of the year to avert the vesco cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts. slated to begin in 2013. ron in ohio, good morning. give us your take on last night's election or yesterday's election. caller: good morning, sir. i do have respect for the office. i am not a fan of the obama curator previous caller proves what i am going to say. i think that mr. romney choosing paul ryan made the decision for me. the tea party overstepped their bounds. the overstepped. i couldn't allow that to happen to america. i love my country. it just went too far. for 10 years of president reagan opposed the administration there were still blaming jimmy carter for everything. historically, president obama things. bush for
host: read extend the olive branch to john boehner and mitch mcconnell ahead of a lame duck. i look to the challenges that we have had that i reach up to my republican colleagues in the senate and the house. let us come together, we know what the issues are, let us solve them he told an audience and the ballroom at the capitol hill hotel. there will have to hash out a deal by the end of the year to avert the vesco cliff of tax hikes and spending cuts. slated to begin in 2013. ron in ohio, good...
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there is no evidence mitch mcconnell reached across the aisle. guest: listen, the affordable health care act and the individual mandate -- the individual mandate is similar to social security. it was a tax. if the president said the individual mandate was a tax and congress approved that, it would not be before the supreme court now. the president said that individuals' taxes would not be spent on the individual mandate. it was a tax. that is why it is before the supreme court. it is a tax on the american people. people can justify their position. the real issue for us as americans -- the united states is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. nobody talks about this. the united states is bankrupt. the united states can print money like a drunken sailor. that will catch up with them. we have to reduce the deficit and the debt. we have to make sacrifices. there must be shared sacrifices. we cannot continue on the path we are on. people don't want to talk about the sacred cows that we have -- social security, medicare, medicaid. nobody wants to cut tho
there is no evidence mitch mcconnell reached across the aisle. guest: listen, the affordable health care act and the individual mandate -- the individual mandate is similar to social security. it was a tax. if the president said the individual mandate was a tax and congress approved that, it would not be before the supreme court now. the president said that individuals' taxes would not be spent on the individual mandate. it was a tax. that is why it is before the supreme court. it is a tax on...
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if senator mcconnell comes on the show, maybe he will have an answer. host: does it help you as a congressman to have the republican leader from your state in the senate? guest: i don't think it is made any difference of our. there have been a couple of instances in which we have worked together to fund projects, or i think it's been helpful to have him in that position. beyond that, are so far apart on policy questions that there's nothing i would want his help from and vice versa. host: as that difference in policy, but you go back 40 years, do you have a personal friendship with senator mcconnell? guest: we are very simple. we're both university of local sports fans. -- university of louisville. we end up flying home together sometimes. i am sorry that the media world out there, the cable world, has created an impression that we are at each other's throats and don't like each other. that's the furthest thing from the truth. host: bob in silver spring, maryland, republican. caller: how are ya? i don't like it when the democrats all ask for gun restric
if senator mcconnell comes on the show, maybe he will have an answer. host: does it help you as a congressman to have the republican leader from your state in the senate? guest: i don't think it is made any difference of our. there have been a couple of instances in which we have worked together to fund projects, or i think it's been helpful to have him in that position. beyond that, are so far apart on policy questions that there's nothing i would want his help from and vice versa. host: as...
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one thing that concerns me is senator mcconnell. i think obama -- i am glad obama will be reelected. mcconnell in kentucky, the tea party has all of the energy. mcconnell is scared to death he will have an opponent it the republican primary in two years or two or three real strong democrats that want to run. the point i'm trying to make, i do not think people will compromise as much as people think they're born to next year. the republicans argue well that the military will cost jobs, but on the other side they say we a to cut these other programs. like thelike thf simpson-bowels approach. i just did not see it coming. i wish i was more optimistic, but i am not. >guest: looking at the past couple of years, you would be justified in being more cynical than i am. ron paul has been a critic of the involvement abroad of the afghan war and afghanistan war. i think most americans would tell you we should never have gone into a roiraq. afghanistan was a different situation because that is where the people hurt us on 9/11. we got into natio
one thing that concerns me is senator mcconnell. i think obama -- i am glad obama will be reelected. mcconnell in kentucky, the tea party has all of the energy. mcconnell is scared to death he will have an opponent it the republican primary in two years or two or three real strong democrats that want to run. the point i'm trying to make, i do not think people will compromise as much as people think they're born to next year. the republicans argue well that the military will cost jobs, but on...
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and he crashed mitch mcconnell. -- trashed mitch mcconnell . host: richard on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. the lady that talked about libya. host: common eider house and senate races first. what are you watching? -- tell me about your house and senate races. er: i am a democrat. --all we need is a president that can keep the story straight. i want to get back to libya if i can. if you are going to run for president and you say your new one of the seals and you really feel bad and you did not even know the seal, it is pretty sickening. the republicans call in, libya was a tragedy. but how about 9/11? maybe bush and cheney ought to go in front of the congress. host: baltimore sun talking about -- john fritz saying no challenger. they seem to be cruising to reelection. andy harris is running against a write-in candidate. this is lee, okla. on our line for independents. hello? you are on. caller: this is leigh. this is my first time to get this much involved in politics. but my husband's family were democrats, naturally, he went al
and he crashed mitch mcconnell. -- trashed mitch mcconnell . host: richard on our line for democrats. caller: good morning. the lady that talked about libya. host: common eider house and senate races first. what are you watching? -- tell me about your house and senate races. er: i am a democrat. --all we need is a president that can keep the story straight. i want to get back to libya if i can. if you are going to run for president and you say your new one of the seals and you really feel bad...
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finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan be dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea party youier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we have not seen that happen. host: from mark williams, what will be specifically affected in the economy if we go over the cliff? guest: instead of giving you my own numbers, let me use the congressional budget office estimates. if we go over the cliff, and if the clip stays in place for the whole year -- clef stays in place for the whole year, gdp will go into negative territory. that will push this into a short-term recession. economic growth below zero. on of london will rise from the corral levels to about 9%. that is short-term. -- unemployed u
finally, mitch mcconnell has stayed on offense. on the senate floor on friday he argued the democrats poisoned the well by declaring boehner's plan be dead on arrival. >> and he is up for reelection in 2014. by all polling, it looks like it will be a lot tougher. he also has a colleague in rand paul, who is a tea party youier. you put all those factors together and it could be that mcconnell may have to step up because that is what you have to do to get some sort of deal at the moment, we...
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mitch mcconnell said they're not there to solve problems. they are there to make sure this president is a one-term president. that's not leadership. host: disagreeing -- then there's this off of twitter -- in response? guest: that's a loaded question that is clearly from a liberal caller. voter suppression -- host: you tihnk? our viewers are opinionated. guest: i love it. guest: we come out and develop efforts to encourage latino voters and democrats immediately attacked us because we're trying to suppress latino votes. that's absolutely ridiculous. there have been efforts, and we know it, by acorn and others to ensure that non-citizens vote. i have no problem and sharing the databases -- ensuring the databases include only citizens. this is a no-brainer. to say that this is voter suppression is ridiculous. guest: it's actually not ridiculous and it has been documented there have been robocalls saying their voting day is next week, not today, giving false information. go to try toing to register to vote because you're already afraid. that is
mitch mcconnell said they're not there to solve problems. they are there to make sure this president is a one-term president. that's not leadership. host: disagreeing -- then there's this off of twitter -- in response? guest: that's a loaded question that is clearly from a liberal caller. voter suppression -- host: you tihnk? our viewers are opinionated. guest: i love it. guest: we come out and develop efforts to encourage latino voters and democrats immediately attacked us because we're trying...
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-- senator mitch mcconnell? guest: i happen to like mitch mcconnell, but he is off the wall if he thinks we're going to believe what he is saying right now. the fact of the matter is when president obama raised his hand, his anthem for the first year, senator mitch mcconnell, was we do not want this guy to succeed at anything, we're going to taken down in four years. that is a heck of a if he wants us to believe the democrats are trying to have a reconciliation on the budget, that is laughable. host: mike is on -- on the line. caller: who had control of the house and senate in the first two years? guest: in the first two years, until the unfortunate passing of senator kennedy of massachusetts, the democrats. caller: you all did not pass a budget. now it is the fault of the right-wing. guest: you still need 60 votes to get anything to the senate floor. when senator kennedy passed away, you did not have those 60 votes. caller: >> but you had control for awhile. guest: it's a fair question and i gave a straight ans
-- senator mitch mcconnell? guest: i happen to like mitch mcconnell, but he is off the wall if he thinks we're going to believe what he is saying right now. the fact of the matter is when president obama raised his hand, his anthem for the first year, senator mitch mcconnell, was we do not want this guy to succeed at anything, we're going to taken down in four years. that is a heck of a if he wants us to believe the democrats are trying to have a reconciliation on the budget, that is laughable....
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mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided tchet, soth a hachet everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is heavily influenced and the man who ran his successful campaign in 2008, the senior adviser and has the office closest to the oval office. jogger free is very significant -- geography is very significant. when there is a decision to be made, he ways and with the political angle. i would say his influence, valerie jarrett plays a role. there are many other people. the congressional liaison plays a significant role in all of these. i layout exactly what happened, what we used to call the best obtainable version of the truth and it is often emotional.
mitch mcconnell expected it to work. committee met. the mechanism was to come up with this deficit reduction. and if you don't, we'll have sequestration, means forced spending cuts immediately in 2013 in a way that is decided tchet, soth a hachet everyone gets cut. the super committee failed. james from louisiana. caller: who do you think is calling the shots in the white house? the thing it is valerie jarrett other end of the chicago machine. guest: the president is calling the shots. he is...
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tributes from senator harry reid, a democrat, and senator mitch mcconnell, republican. they're available online at bloomberg.com. ron is on the -- they're available online at cspan.com. caller: i think it's interesting we're asking the question about representatives, and yet candidates go through much more scrutiny over much more tawdry things. and i think it is an important question to know what the status of your current representative is, especially depending on what kind of committees that they're assigned to. there's a whole lot of intelligence that could compromise the security of the united states that a person in the wrong mental state especially might be more subjected to compromising. i think it's important. thank you, guys. host: on the republican line from ohio, michael has this point on our twitter page, does anyone think this would be as big of a story if it wasn't jesse jackson jr.? back to more of your calls in just a moment. the secretary of state, who is making a swing through asia, this headline, china and neighbors argue over boundaries in a photogra
tributes from senator harry reid, a democrat, and senator mitch mcconnell, republican. they're available online at bloomberg.com. ron is on the -- they're available online at cspan.com. caller: i think it's interesting we're asking the question about representatives, and yet candidates go through much more scrutiny over much more tawdry things. and i think it is an important question to know what the status of your current representative is, especially depending on what kind of committees that...
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senate -- senator mitch mcconnell did not endorse john boehner's plan last week. guest: in this case, you've got substantial differences in party outlook. the tea party was always stronger in the house. what will work for senator mcconnell was running for reelection now may not work for house republicans. even if there is an agreement between speaker boehner and president obama, it is not clear it will be acceptable. host: david is on the phone from york, pennsylvania, republican line, good morning. caller: i'm calling from arkansas, actually. i am an attorney and i've tried to watch the actions of this president. i take into consideration the books he read and he uses the philosophers who taught him as he grew up. i really believe that based on the way he is trying -- that based on the way he has been trained, i think the president wants to go over the cliff because that will achieve the things he was buried he wants to break up the republican party. he wants to break its back and then he also wants to go over the cliff because he wants to have a financial crisis
senate -- senator mitch mcconnell did not endorse john boehner's plan last week. guest: in this case, you've got substantial differences in party outlook. the tea party was always stronger in the house. what will work for senator mcconnell was running for reelection now may not work for house republicans. even if there is an agreement between speaker boehner and president obama, it is not clear it will be acceptable. host: david is on the phone from york, pennsylvania, republican line, good...
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mitch mcconnell and check looby. this is a meeting that took place inside the cabinet room. they remember that inside friday afternoon the have a news conference which he came into the conference for an agreement he thought he had but failed. the president wanted additional taxes. the republican speaker said that was not possible. bob will be with us on monday morning to take your calls on his next book. vivian is on the phone. everything is being held up by the congress. they are not try to let anything go right. they said they want obama to fail. if this stuff as again, it is all because of the republican congressman. they want anything to go through. it is up to the republicans. thank you. host: john lason is the chair back from the convention in dealing with enough issues. the entitlement programs and a big program. medicare. democrats expected. i understand the affordable care act keeps it solvent for the first term. going out for the, when will we see an independent plan? host: additional 80 years. under the romney plan and will be a change as we know it by 2016. i thi
mitch mcconnell and check looby. this is a meeting that took place inside the cabinet room. they remember that inside friday afternoon the have a news conference which he came into the conference for an agreement he thought he had but failed. the president wanted additional taxes. the republican speaker said that was not possible. bob will be with us on monday morning to take your calls on his next book. vivian is on the phone. everything is being held up by the congress. they are not try to...
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it was mitch mcconnell that started this whole mess. i wish that somehow they could come up with a list of all the people who signed on to do this. i think the reason is they just cannot stand to have a man of color as president that is smarter than they are. that is what i think. thank you very much. host: thank you. albany. bud on twitter -- on the phone with us is a senate historian. don richey, we referenced that six years ago harry truman coined the phrase the do nothing congress. -- 60 years ago. can you tell us how this congress might be fairing with the amount of legislative work it's doing and the whole issue of compromise to move legislation forward? guest: it's not unusual when one house of congress is controlled by one party and the other half is controlled by the other party that it's not particularly productive. individually, the house and senate have passed a lot of bills. the only trouble is the constitution requires a half to be passed by both houses in exactly the same formica. the parties disagree with each other stro
it was mitch mcconnell that started this whole mess. i wish that somehow they could come up with a list of all the people who signed on to do this. i think the reason is they just cannot stand to have a man of color as president that is smarter than they are. that is what i think. thank you very much. host: thank you. albany. bud on twitter -- on the phone with us is a senate historian. don richey, we referenced that six years ago harry truman coined the phrase the do nothing congress. -- 60...
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also floor republic as governor rick scott and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. at 4:00 p.m., face the nation from cbs. dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz, and rnc chairman reince priebus. also allen west. california five tv talk shows begin at noon eastern time with meet the press, abc's this week, fox news sunday, state of the union, and face the nation from cbs. listen to them all on c-span radio, listen on your iphone, a nationwide on xm satellite radio channel 119. listen online anywhere at c- span.org. >> we take you live to the candid events leading up to the tuesday gop primary. >> our young people are very humanitarian, concerned about global warming and things of that nature. they are concerned about humanity. how can they not understand that if they take one of these drugs being smuggled in this country, that they are partially responsible for deaths? i want them to understand that tens of thousands of people being killed by virtue of drug use in this country. it is time for the united states of america to take responsibility bear for the pain and
also floor republic as governor rick scott and senate minority leader mitch mcconnell. at 4:00 p.m., face the nation from cbs. dnc chairwoman debbie wasserman schultz, and rnc chairman reince priebus. also allen west. california five tv talk shows begin at noon eastern time with meet the press, abc's this week, fox news sunday, state of the union, and face the nation from cbs. listen to them all on c-span radio, listen on your iphone, a nationwide on xm satellite radio channel 119. listen...
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he will vote lockstep with mitch mcconnell. why would massachusetts even consider someone like him? another example, mitt romney is going to win montana. many people will vote for him, so why would you vote for democrats in the senate. confirming his independence in the state of massachusetts. mccaskill is trying to distance herself from obama in missouri. coattails' do not make the same difference as they did in the past. they try to difference themselves. host: here is a story from "the plain dealer" in ohio. guest: why is he competitive? the answer is money. brown is a very liberal senator elected in 2006. he is baby faced and also the strait -- state treasurer. he was elected statewide. brown still has the lead. maybe six points or seven points, competitive because the has so much money. host: wichita, kan., democratic line. caller: i am really concerned as to when our members of congress are going to step up and address some things, like the drug war that has put many people in prison. incarcerating our citizens. this horrible drug war, whether we going to start talking about t
he will vote lockstep with mitch mcconnell. why would massachusetts even consider someone like him? another example, mitt romney is going to win montana. many people will vote for him, so why would you vote for democrats in the senate. confirming his independence in the state of massachusetts. mccaskill is trying to distance herself from obama in missouri. coattails' do not make the same difference as they did in the past. they try to difference themselves. host: here is a story from "the...
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you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get caught up in the sound bites. at least bring some kind of leverage, some kind of balance to this crisis. host: "in new york times" this morning -- guest: what does he have to negotiate? there are three options. you could allow the tax cuts to expire december 31. you can cancel some or all of the tax increases and spending. that would accelerate a dive back into a great recession or depression. in the first quarter, we would have very little difficulty in distinguishing ourselves from the crisis that is in gulf and europe and especially greece. the other thing we could do is come to a midline course of action where you could actually -- what can you minimally due to cut spending? what can you minimally due to have shared sacrifice so everyone is sacrificing something in this game? the other thing we don't talk about -- the i
you found that mitch mcconnell, the senate minority leader, has criticized john boehner. john boehner should not be concerned about losing his job. he should be concerned about doing his job. his job is that of the american people. i do not want to get caught up in the sound bites. at least bring some kind of leverage, some kind of balance to this crisis. host: "in new york times" this morning -- guest: what does he have to negotiate? there are three options. you could allow the tax...
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at that time, senator senator mitch mcconnell, the minority leader, had appointed several republican commissioners who had said flat out said they do not believe in enforcing campaign finance law. they were led by tom delay's finance lawyer. he has said he does not believe in campaign finance regulations and will not enforce them. he believes his job is to help republicans. host: a few facts on the fec commissioners themselves. no more than three can represent the same political party. they are appointed by the president and confirmed by the president. at least four votes are required for any official action. back to the phones. line. is on the democrats' good morning. caller: good morning. that was interesting information she just gave to us. did my thing is that -- my thing is that people who say they hate government in that government is too big, why aren't they in government? all they do is destroy those things that are supposed to help us and then they turn around and say, "see, government does not work." one last thing. i feel like -- america, if you do not understand what the
at that time, senator senator mitch mcconnell, the minority leader, had appointed several republican commissioners who had said flat out said they do not believe in enforcing campaign finance law. they were led by tom delay's finance lawyer. he has said he does not believe in campaign finance regulations and will not enforce them. he believes his job is to help republicans. host: a few facts on the fec commissioners themselves. no more than three can represent the same political party. they are...
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i heard mitch mcconnell use the 700,000 job figure. cbo look at this and shattered the notion. it was not 700,000 jobs in the immediate future. the report is essentially this used by the republicans. it is wrong. they have this fixed position, do not cut tax rates -- touch tax rates for the very wealthy. they are wrong in terms of deficit reduction, equity and economic growth. the president is right. host: let's go to the democrats blind and hear from shelley in new york. -- and here from surely in new york. caller: my question is, they want to deal with this tax, people making $1 million or more should pay higher tax, but i'm wanting to ask the representatives best. i've seen how the middle class has been destroyed. these people, remember, put in place that you have to work for these benefits. these people get up every day and go to work. the sanitation department, big businesses, they hide these workers, but they're also told of it are now permanent jobs. the middle class was destroyed, and they have these people working for a slave wages. what will you do to boost the people
i heard mitch mcconnell use the 700,000 job figure. cbo look at this and shattered the notion. it was not 700,000 jobs in the immediate future. the report is essentially this used by the republicans. it is wrong. they have this fixed position, do not cut tax rates -- touch tax rates for the very wealthy. they are wrong in terms of deficit reduction, equity and economic growth. the president is right. host: let's go to the democrats blind and hear from shelley in new york. -- and here from...
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mitch mcconnell saying this president attempts to intimidate . and then senator quoted today in "the new york post" says that what president obama is doing here isn't right. it is threatening and it is intimidating. and then "the washington post" with their editorial saying a more judicious view from the president yesterday than on monday. mr. obama was wise to tone it down. his assessment of the high court, saying that the president's remarks on tuesday were more nuanced and more appropriate for a president. they also go on to say as could have been predicted, his less than careful comments were matched by less than careful criticism. mitch mcconnell accusing the president of trying to bully the court. this bit of presidential mind reading, how does he know that the president's trying to -- the court overstates the problem. now that the case has been submitted would be for both sides to settle down and let the justices do their serious work. so that's the editorial on the "washington post." and the "wall street journal" editorial weighs in on th
mitch mcconnell saying this president attempts to intimidate . and then senator quoted today in "the new york post" says that what president obama is doing here isn't right. it is threatening and it is intimidating. and then "the washington post" with their editorial saying a more judicious view from the president yesterday than on monday. mr. obama was wise to tone it down. his assessment of the high court, saying that the president's remarks on tuesday were more nuanced...
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guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and realize, while we are concerned about deficits, it is because it is a concern about the economy. there are different prescriptions for the economy at different times. allowing this recovery to slow down, even as it has already been anemic, would be a drastic abdication of responsibility by everybody in washington. that is not to say that everybody is equal to blame and this is something that washington does and be covered along -- that really is not always the case. in this specific case, you have our recovery, you have people ignoring what common
guest: mcconnell is up for reelection in 2014. if he agrees with the white house on something, particularly tax increases, it will hurt him in his election. remember rand paul -- mcconnell has less room to maneuver. for harry reid, a lot of his reputation is on the line. can he put something on the floor of the senate that some democrats will support? guest: the biggest loser is the unemployed and those trying to get jobs. that is what this is about. really, people need to step back and...
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harry reid and mitch mcconnell, leaders in the senate. senator harry reid in nevada, the majority leader, and mitch mcconnell, of kentucky, the minority leader, both of them talking about why it is so difficult for democrats and republicans to compromise. h[video clip] >> we have a situation here where compromise is not what we do any more. in your program, john boehner said that he rejects the word compromise. that is exactly what he said. my friend, senator mcconnell, said that his single most important achievement is making sure the president -- that the president is a one-term president. >> compromise can be very difficult. we have different views on how much taxation and government should have, as well as regulation. it is not easy to reach agreement when you have a very different views of the direction the country should take. host: 60 minutes, talking about compromise. 44 state legislatures in play, "6000 seats at stake." we will be bringing you the results of gubernatorial races as well as house and senate races across the country
harry reid and mitch mcconnell, leaders in the senate. senator harry reid in nevada, the majority leader, and mitch mcconnell, of kentucky, the minority leader, both of them talking about why it is so difficult for democrats and republicans to compromise. h[video clip] >> we have a situation here where compromise is not what we do any more. in your program, john boehner said that he rejects the word compromise. that is exactly what he said. my friend, senator mcconnell, said that his...
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[video clip] >> the republican national chairman, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and other republican leaders behind the epic election failure of 2012 should be replaced with leaders more in tune with the conservative base of the republican party. likewise, established republican consultants establishedkarl rove, romney campaign senior advisers, and pollsters should never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. nobody would give a dime to the ineffective super pacs like american crossroads. the loss was the death rattle of the establishment republican party. the disaster of 2012 signals the beginning of the battle to take over the republican party and the opportunity to establish the gop as the party of small government, constitutional conservative. host: do you agree with that assessment? guest: not at all. k i do karl rove, the pollster for the romney campaign, and all the others he listed, the republican national chairman -- they are not the problem. the truth is, while i think the tea party is a great addition to the party, the candidates who were truly identified
[video clip] >> the republican national chairman, mitch mcconnell, john boehner, and other republican leaders behind the epic election failure of 2012 should be replaced with leaders more in tune with the conservative base of the republican party. likewise, established republican consultants establishedkarl rove, romney campaign senior advisers, and pollsters should never be hired to run or consult on a national campaign again. nobody would give a dime to the ineffective super pacs like...
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in the last debate, scott brown would not commit to supporting mitch mcconnell as senate majority leader. she will try to tie him to the republican party. in the last the great -- in the last debate with scott brown, he said that justice scalia was a model for him, and elizabeth warren hit him hard on that. scott brown has said that the conservative is an ideal justice for him. host: why are people paying attention to this race? guest: this is one of the closest races in the country. scott brown is one of two vulnerable republican incumbent senators, up for reelection this year. the other one being dean heller in nevada. scott brown has been ahead in some. we've kind of seen consistently her being a few points up over scott brown. there was one poll out this week that was considered encouraging for brown, showing him up again, possibly, and apparently as a result of mitt romney's debate performance. mitt romney, being a former governor of massachusetts, is very unpopular in the state. most polls have showed him lagging obama by a huge margin. this poll shows up he has made some ground --
in the last debate, scott brown would not commit to supporting mitch mcconnell as senate majority leader. she will try to tie him to the republican party. in the last the great -- in the last debate with scott brown, he said that justice scalia was a model for him, and elizabeth warren hit him hard on that. scott brown has said that the conservative is an ideal justice for him. host: why are people paying attention to this race? guest: this is one of the closest races in the country. scott...
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mitch mcconnell said his job is to make barack obama a one-term president. guest: there were some experts cerpts of that speech sent out. i was not appear when mitch mcconnell said what he said as far as a one-term president. i want the president to be able to pivot much the same as bill clinton did. we saw that he crated surpluses and that we get welfare reform. no one can tell me a democratic president and republican legislature cannot work together. host: unemployment in florida just under 10%. a 2% for closure rate. guest: i think it is not good and even higher in south florida in the overall state average, especially for foreclosures. when i talk to small business owners down in the district and they are talking about regulatory policies and a talk to the small community banks that are being crushed under dodd-frank and not able to provide lending to small business owners, we have to come up with the right type of policies that can unleash the entrepreneurial spirit the call this small businesses to be able to grow. i think the question before the ameri
mitch mcconnell said his job is to make barack obama a one-term president. guest: there were some experts cerpts of that speech sent out. i was not appear when mitch mcconnell said what he said as far as a one-term president. i want the president to be able to pivot much the same as bill clinton did. we saw that he crated surpluses and that we get welfare reform. no one can tell me a democratic president and republican legislature cannot work together. host: unemployment in florida just under...
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senator levin, just say no to mitch mcconnell and no in the house of representatives to mr. boehner. that's all the republicans have done. why in the world with their work with him on this? this as a campaign tool. the republicans want to touch medicare, medicaid and sells security under sequestration but they don't want any cuts to the defense budget. show where the republicans really stand on this side of corporate interests. host: it was senator ayotte, a republican from new hampshire, who was working to put together these workgroups to see if they can avoid sequestration. what do you think about a republican reaching across the aisle and reaching across the chambers to the house of representatives to see if they can come up with some kind of alternative to sequestration? caller: i think it is strictly to show republicans in the light i just mentioned. republicans can say that the republicans fought against sequestration, so did the democrats. this is all about political coverup. host: from "the wall street journal" -- the factory slump as one of the lead stories in "the
senator levin, just say no to mitch mcconnell and no in the house of representatives to mr. boehner. that's all the republicans have done. why in the world with their work with him on this? this as a campaign tool. the republicans want to touch medicare, medicaid and sells security under sequestration but they don't want any cuts to the defense budget. show where the republicans really stand on this side of corporate interests. host: it was senator ayotte, a republican from new hampshire, who...
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mcconnell's own reelection bid is coming in 2014. the borrower review of the nothing to shift the anger of some self assessment of the speaker does nothing to pass it does go to the floor. the bill is not moving along, says bob corker from tennessee. here is what the republican from idaho had to say about the fiscal cliff negotiation. [video clip] >> if we get down to the end of the year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle-class, i would support that. but i wish we had a comprehensive bill that dealt with spending, entitlement, and taxes altogether. that is really what we ought to do. host: that was senator johnny isaacson from georgia, excuse me, not from idaho. we will go back to the question here for all of you. we will continue to give you news from the newspapers. but how does religion and law was your politics? democratic caller. go ahead. caller: i had originally called in response to set oralism in government, which i prefer -- secularism in government, which are for. a country which invites ev
mcconnell's own reelection bid is coming in 2014. the borrower review of the nothing to shift the anger of some self assessment of the speaker does nothing to pass it does go to the floor. the bill is not moving along, says bob corker from tennessee. here is what the republican from idaho had to say about the fiscal cliff negotiation. [video clip] >> if we get down to the end of the year and the only choice we have is to save taxes going up on the middle-class, i would support that. but i...
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mcconnell publicly said that my number one job is to defeat obama. we know politically -- i understand that politically. but to say that publicly and to act that's out has to be very embarrassing from john boehner not to be able to deliver his caucus. something karl rove said, and he was right, he said the tea party is going to ruin the republican party. they don't believe in compromise. you would've thought they would have read history and look at newt gingrich in 1994 and 1995 when at that time he would have been considered something like a tea party person wanting to close down the government. but cooler heads prevailed. senator dole and others reeled him in and said you cannot do this because if you shut down the government, government contractors, private-sector people, were going to lose a lot of money. the final point i will make is i can see in the debate where someone will ask the question in the presidential debates, "the country is tired of gridlock, what can you do to improve you can work with the other side of ove youle -- to apppr can w
mcconnell publicly said that my number one job is to defeat obama. we know politically -- i understand that politically. but to say that publicly and to act that's out has to be very embarrassing from john boehner not to be able to deliver his caucus. something karl rove said, and he was right, he said the tea party is going to ruin the republican party. they don't believe in compromise. you would've thought they would have read history and look at newt gingrich in 1994 and 1995 when at that...
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host: one of the leaders speaking on the senate side, mitch mcconnell. his topic was that of entitlements. [video clip] >> we all understand where we are. i can say on the part of my members, we fully understand that you cannot save the country until you have entitlement programs that fit the demographics of changing america in the coming years. we are prepared to put revenue on the table provided we fix the real problem -- even though most of my members believe we are in the dilemma we are in now because we tax too little but because we spent too much. host: your confidence on congressional leadership for the fiscal cliff. that is our topic if you want to call in and let us know what you think. you can also tweet us. the deadline for states to decide if they're going to set up health exchanges is on friday. that story coming on saturday with some states declining that. ran the is from wisconsin. on the republican line. -- randy is on the republican line. what do you think about wisconsin not signing on to the caller: health care:i think they should. it
host: one of the leaders speaking on the senate side, mitch mcconnell. his topic was that of entitlements. [video clip] >> we all understand where we are. i can say on the part of my members, we fully understand that you cannot save the country until you have entitlement programs that fit the demographics of changing america in the coming years. we are prepared to put revenue on the table provided we fix the real problem -- even though most of my members believe we are in the dilemma we...
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other than performing requisite task, mitch mcconnell has not emerged as a huge presence in the ongoing fiscal cliff narrative. that is a change from past budget and tax deals where his finger prints were evident, a fact that could affect the final outcome or subtlety of the deal. that the national journal reporting. paul is an independent in enterprise, alabama. go ahead. caller: good morning. what a debacle out there. i sure would like someone to think out of the box. this back and forth. i think i may have an idea specifically towards the defense spending reductions. i know this will not be popular with a lot of people, but what do the marines do, that the army, navy, and air force cannot do? if your answer is amphibious assaults, include a couple amphibious assault-trained battalions or brigade's within each combat division or add another week to the army basic training for amphibious assault. just think about the duplication that could be eliminated with this concept. if all those that are in the defense industry now, as they profess that our future wars will be more of a technolog
other than performing requisite task, mitch mcconnell has not emerged as a huge presence in the ongoing fiscal cliff narrative. that is a change from past budget and tax deals where his finger prints were evident, a fact that could affect the final outcome or subtlety of the deal. that the national journal reporting. paul is an independent in enterprise, alabama. go ahead. caller: good morning. what a debacle out there. i sure would like someone to think out of the box. this back and forth. i...
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the question i want to ask about tax reform, mitch mcconnell has claimed that the federal government will consume all the wealth in the nation in 13 months. in other words, if you took all of the rich in the nation and took everything they had, that is over in 13 months. is that not like feeding the stock for the next spring? is that with the democrats advocate? guest: i think the bush presidency was a disaster for conservatism, because he was not a conservative in the way people imagine. tax reform, i think it would be vital to help the economy, simplifying the tax code, flattening it did in some way. there will be disagreement on this, there should be agreement, as it should be both sides talking about it. closing loopholes, things like that. what was his final point -- final point about eating up all of the wealth? i do not think we will do that. i think we will take on debt, but the larger point is right, we're getting to the point where the wells will be as big as the debt pact with host: on tax reform, chris in alabama --f guest: i do not know why he would have the upper hand.
the question i want to ask about tax reform, mitch mcconnell has claimed that the federal government will consume all the wealth in the nation in 13 months. in other words, if you took all of the rich in the nation and took everything they had, that is over in 13 months. is that not like feeding the stock for the next spring? is that with the democrats advocate? guest: i think the bush presidency was a disaster for conservatism, because he was not a conservative in the way people imagine. tax...
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if mitt romney wins and mitch mcconnell declares his main job would be to make president obama a one-term presidents, what is he going to do to combat the same platform from the democrats in the senate? you have to have 60 votes. nothing happens without 60 votes. we will be right back where we are, at a standstill. that's my concern. i voted in both parties. to see another stalemate and a lame duck president for four years, i don't think that will help america. guest: i think the caller has a good point. the margins can be very narrow. the likely outcome is a 51-49 senate. democrats may have some moderate members running in places like indiana, north dakota, maine, and they could join with whatever moderates are left in the senate and become a fairly powerful caucus. i do not -- i do see the possibility that you do have another situation where it becomes difficult to get legislation out of the senate. host: we have another student joining us now. caller: good morning. 53 house races are competitive. what qualifies a race as competitive? guest: early in the cycle, we are flying a bit blind
if mitt romney wins and mitch mcconnell declares his main job would be to make president obama a one-term presidents, what is he going to do to combat the same platform from the democrats in the senate? you have to have 60 votes. nothing happens without 60 votes. we will be right back where we are, at a standstill. that's my concern. i voted in both parties. to see another stalemate and a lame duck president for four years, i don't think that will help america. guest: i think the caller has a...
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you have leaders on the republican side, like mitch mcconnell, who said at the outset of this congress that is number one goal is not creating jobs, but defeating president obama. it is true that lens that republicans and congress look through when they are making decisions. anything they do that against president obama at a victory -- is why they fought us on the payroll tax extension, the debt ceiling issue, the budget -- they refused to work with us because they know any success that we have makes it more likely he will get reelected. that is a sad commentary. you may be confusing who said we should not do anything about the real-estate market. it was actually mitt romney in nevada. we should just let investors scooped up the properties, turn them around, and sell them. let the markets take care of itself. that shows a callous disregard for people who need their banks to work with them on working out their mortgages. in florida, 45% of homeowners are upside down. in nevada, it is 75%. we need to make sure we have a president in the white house who has supported housing programs thro
you have leaders on the republican side, like mitch mcconnell, who said at the outset of this congress that is number one goal is not creating jobs, but defeating president obama. it is true that lens that republicans and congress look through when they are making decisions. anything they do that against president obama at a victory -- is why they fought us on the payroll tax extension, the debt ceiling issue, the budget -- they refused to work with us because they know any success that we have...